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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-05

It's 5u,,bosc IL selflsfa, IN lsgiase,ae healfngef
disease and tls 3e2isEsS in3n ii does ala
claims TO do ttsa xsad!y TESTIFY.
Ithas stood tletest sstyeny relieving periodi
cal pain, promoting Of SEASONS and banishing
weakness, backaehe and cprs pent nervous distress.
Probably no other woman IN pc world receives so
many ''ie,tess Is shanls'' as LYDIA E. Pinkham, of
= Lynn, Mass, Mrs. 3 of Enfield, n. H., says:
a viii simply say thatyour Vegetable Compound is ali
YOU recommend tlb bed II has done ne Worlds Of
ssex,. Another lady wfsrs from Ottawa as follows: 81
have jlss day seventh bottle of your Vege
table Csnhound have as two boxes of Pills and sew
eral pacss of your Sanatve Wash, and think it but
right much good derived from your rpedi
cines. Tag ese regular God-sfnd. All the pains
and aches has aost disappeared, my stomach is much
stronger to6arkI feel myself improved every way
Prieel 81 Sold by all Druggists.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-05

5 Norris Csscarine i sPositives Cure foF
dyspepsia. Pleasantto fake, ntssd in -
ton and unfailing u cure
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-05

for further Information address:
james s. Cark, q. ID. Lusks
t4encral Passenger Union Ticket Agent,
Agent, Galveston. Fort Worth
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-05

- weston and
Mallory Steamship Line.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-05

1hroush Tickets and Baggage Checked to Al
Points in the United States.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-05
The fast route, via McGregor,
Fort Worth to Waco

Immediate Connetions at Fort Worth for st. Louis,
I'll Paso Snd al points North, East and West.
, 1887-12-15

1t will thus be noted that the scenic
artist ia not IN erratic genius running riot
in n paint gallery. He is generally a well
informed, modest except on first nights,
p~ainstaking, Industrious worker. He
must have a varied knowledge of many
countries and many imaginary places, be
well yersed in architecture, unusually
conversant with decoration, n student OF
history, an admirable draughtsman and n
fine c~olorist. To these he must add the
possession Of perfect health and nerves of
steel. He must be prepared, on emer-
gency, to work day and night, to have his
good nature tried to the uttermost, 10 be
the recipient Of criticism from incompe-
tent critics, and never to lose his temper
more than n stated number of times dur
ing the day or night. He must also be
prepared to see his finest efforts often ir-
retrievably ruined by the laundering stu
pidity OF some carelesss workman, and all
Of his ambitious efforts greatly neutral
lied by the stupidity of theatre builders,
who do not yet know how to construct n
building for the drama, without in some
way or the other destroying every possible
stage effect.-James Schonberg In New
York Star.
, 1887-12-15

Some curious evidences of the diet OF
our prehistoric ancestors of the ''stone
age" We're recently brought before the
Chronological society of Great Britain by
Mr.. Charters White. Mr.. White Was
struck with the thought that, as particles
of food become imprisoned in the dental
tartar, sealed up in a calcareous cement.
and can be a to reveal themselves on
solution of this material, it would be IN
interesting revelation II the tartar found
on these teeth Of the stone age could be
made to give up Its secrets in n similar man
ner. He accordingly decalciled some with
dilute hydrochloric acid, and examined
the sediment. 1t consisted of masses com
posed of epithelial scales mixed with the
contents of starch cells. Besides these
Mr.. White was able to Identify portions
of husks of corn hairs from the outside of
the husks, spiral vessels from vegetables,
husks of starch, the point of n fish's tooth,
n conglomeration of oval cells, probably OF
fruit, barblets Of feathers, portions OF
wool, and some fragments of cartilage, to-
gether with some other organic remains
which he failed to recognize. The fact
that vegetable tissue should be found in
such a state MS to be easily recognizable,
after n lapse Of probably not less than ., 900
years, is certainly remarkable.
1t is to be hoped Mr.. White will lose no
time in examining the teeth of Pharaoh,
Rameses II, whose weh preserved mummy
now ornaments the Egyptian museum at
Cairo. The public is curious to know what
the old gentleman ate for his last break
fast.-Scientinc American
, 1887-12-15
As a Means of Transmission.

Electricity may be regarded as simply
an agent of transmission, a convenient,
~tractublc, yet powerful, means of carry
ing and distributing energy from one
point 10 others. AS a means of trans
miss,ua it is far more flexible in its
arrangements, and capable of n more
ready ramiication and distribution than
any of its competitors.
1t al be operated under very much
higher prcssares than either gas, water
or steam, and can be distributed with
very much smaller conductors, and, con-
scqucntly, at q much lower cost.
The means of transmission in these
cases, rs well as in that of a steam engine
which has to be placed at a distance
from the work to be done, are by belts
and shafting, by wire rope transmission,
by means of compressed air, by water
pressure, and lastly by means of electric
ity.-Cor. Engineering and Mining Jour,
nal
, 1887-12-15

While the letters were being copied,
Gen. Grant introduced the general officers
who nae entered, and each member of the
staff, TO Gen. Lee. The general shook
hands with Gen. Seth Williams, who had
been his adjutant when Lee was superin-
tendent at West Point, some years before
the war, and gave his hand to some of the
other officers who had extended theirs,
but to most of those who were introduced
he merely bowed in a dignifed n formal
manner. He did not exhibit the slightest
change of features during this ceremony
until Col. Parker of our staff was pre-
sented to him.. Parker was a full blooded
Indian, and the reigning chief of the Six
Nations. When Gen. Lee saw his swarthy
features he looked at him with an evident
stare of surprise, and his eyes rested on
him for several seconds. What was pass
ing in his mind probably no one ever
knew, but the natural surmise was that
he at first mistook Parker for a negro,
and was struck with astonishment to find
that the commander Of the Union armies
had one of that race on his personal staff.
Lee did not utter q word while the in
Productions were going on, except to Seth
Williams, with whom he talked quite
cordially. Williams at one time referred
in rather jocose q name to q circum-
stance which occurred during their former
service together, as If he wanted to say
something in q good natured way to break
up the frigidity of the conversation, but
Lee was in no mood for ~pleasantries, and
he did not unbend or even relax the fixed
sternness of his features. His only re-
sponso to the allusion was q slight inclina-
ton of the head. Gen. Lee now took the
initiative again in leading the converse
ton back into business channels. Gen.
Horace Porter in The Century.
, 1887-12-15
Curious Erect of camphor.

eff you want to get So worth of fun
out of five cents go buy n nickel's worth
of gum camphor and I'll show you how to
do it." quoth Hermann Reiche the other
afternoon as he sat In the office of his
animal mart on Park row.
The reporter went out and got the
camphor. When he returned Mr.. Reiche
took n piece Of the aromatic gum and put
II in n cage In which were four small
Mexican ant eaters. The ant caters had
no sooner smelled the camphor than they
began to rub it with great energy into
their tails. They would TAKE n small
piece Of it and rub it well on their paws.
Then they would go for their tails with
considerable energy, In a short time the
mt eaters were exhaling a perfume like n
last years sealskin sacque just brought
into service again. "Why do they do it''
asked the reporter.
81 don't know answered Mr.. Reiche.
"Will other animals behave that way
with camphori"
81 give it up. never tried 1t on them.
But You may try it."
TIL reporter selected n piece Of the
camphor and offered 1t to n dog faced
monkey. The monkey put it in his mouth.
He thought it was rock candy. When he
found he was mistaken he took 1t out of
of his mouth again and generously gave
it to n meek little monkey with sad eyes.
Tho meek monkey tried to eat it, too, and
then hurled it with all his force straight
Mt the reporters eyeglasses.
TRY it IN the bears" said Mr.. Reiche.
The camphor was given to two little
Russian bears. They smelled 1t suspi-
ciously, licked 1t, rubbed it IN their paws,
rolled on 1t and stood on their heads and
worked it into their ears. 1t seemed to
craze them with delight. In two minutes
they had formed themselves into biu furry
balls and were rolling all about Their cage,
granting with supreme satisfaction. "Ahl
l n V it." said Mr.. Reiche. "They are
rubbing themselves with camphor to drive
away the fieas."
INSTINCT" asked the reporter, and Mr..
Reiche assured him that it was.-New
York evening Sun.
, 1887-12-15
THE PRESIDENT OF MEXICO.

How He Gained His Educational Lucky
Chance Success.
President Diaz is an ardent friend of
educational progress, and an intelligent
co-laborer with all men working here to
better current educational methods. He
gained his own education most labori-
ously, and his career from boyhood to
early manhood was one long struggle for
knowledge. The son of honorable but
poor people in Oaxaca, he went to the
elementary schools, and, like Cleveland,
clerked it for awhile in a grocery, or
rather n general country store. This he
did to help his excellent mother, who
seems to have been made of that superior
sort of stuff that we always find in the
mothers of great men. Curiously enough
young Diaz was intended for the church,
there being a hereditary chaplaincy in
his family, which was reserved for him.
An uncle, the protector of the family,
urged his taking q theological course,
and he accordingly was entered at the
famous seminary of Oaxaca, where he
ground away at the dry bones of doc
trine for a number of years, all the while
feeling an inclination toward the law,
which was frowned on by his uncle.
~ was yOulB DldL . luti u IGlD HIS
mother by taking the shortest cut toward
IN independent position such as the
church would give him, but the struggle
within him was a sharp n between in
clination and the duty he felt toward a
mother for whom he had the warmest
love and reverence. He took private
pupils to exc out his maintenance in the
seminary, and wa early marked by older
men about him as a lad of singular firm
ness of character. Finally, by a lucky
chance, the way opened for him to enter
the civil institute or college of Oaxaca,
where he could study law. His uncle
disowned him when he made up his mind
to enter a new profession, but his excel
lent mother said to him: IL will not try
to bias you; do as seems best. To help
his mother he took more private pupils,
and thus, by teaching and studying hard
and at unreasonable hours, he gained his
education, entering afterward the law
office of Juarez, who was subsequently
president of the republic. In later years
he took up the military profession, in
which, as every one knows, he made a
brilliant success, and handled consider
able armies, having at one period over
60, 900 men under him.
l cite the case of President Diaz as il
Illustrative of that hunger for learning
and that determination in securing an
education so frequent among ambitious
Mexican young men People who assert
that Gen. Diaz is an uneducated, rough
man either purposely lie, or are totally
ignorant of his career. Like many
another man of cm%inence, he may be said
to be the son of his own works. OF the
leading men of this republic, at the pres
ent day, / know few who were not poor
lads at the outset, gaining an education
by hard work.. One eminent lawyer be-
gan peddling vegetables to earn his
schoolbooks, and cared for his mother
while studying at school. This flial af-
lection is universal among Mexicans. The
father n the mother are not neglected.
Family ties are strong, and in many
families there is a fine spirit of mutual
h%elpfulness. City of Mexico Cor. Boston
Herald.
, 1887-12-15

One Of the most remarkable fossils ever
fOr"uh has been exhibited to British
Is,cuniologists by Professor II. G. Secley.
/; shows the early development of the
p!r.iosaurus. the gigantic reptile of an
Cent scas which united the mead of II
Lizard with the teeth Of u crocodile, n neck
like II scrpcnt's body, the trunk and tail
of n quadrupcd, the vertcbrD of n fish, tho
ribs Of n chameleon md tho fins Of q
whale. The fossil is IL series of minute
plCsiusaurl, less than five inches long,
w,uu not only the bones but the flesh per-
lvcrly preserved, this being the only case
.Iluwn Of the liberalization of the mus.
cullr substance aud the preservation of the
external form uf these animals. The ~
mains show different conditions of devel
Observation-Disclosures Traveller.
, 1887-12-15

The author who will succeed is not the
one who loses hope after encountering OBJ
s~tacles, and sits back languidly waiting
for older writers to dispose Of her work.
But It requires decided talent, persever-
ance and patience, IN unconquerable am
bition and an intense love of the work to
attain success in literature.
There is no worthy or absolute success
possible In n labor we dislike. Unless the
hearts blood and brains fire mingle in
tho effort 1t cannot thrive. We must,
however, bring something besides enthu-
siasm to n profession Of any kind. We
must bring ability, or atleast adaptabllity.
l am afraid women are moro blind to
their deficiencies in this respect than men.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
, 1887-12-15
o N OF THE SIRENS

The moonlight bathes the sea,
And the ripples wash the sand,
The song of our hearts goes free
Down the shelving silver strand.
Neither goddesses are we, nor women,
Nor angels, nor spirits of death;
We are maidens of evil omen,
And we breathe the sea spray for crr breath.
The gods love us not in heaven,
The souls of drowned men in hell
Curse us, from morn till even,
For the songs we sing so well.
We are neither alive nor dead,
We know not of death nor of life,
But the life of man Is our bread,
And the tears of the widowed wife.
When the mother of oil, before the light,
Labored to bring forth gods to Chaos,
Wrapped In the pail of ancient night,
No mother had we in her bosom to lay us,
To dandle and fondle, caress us and nurse us,
For we sprang out of moonlight and soft sea
mist.
And we sing that the sailors may love us and
curse us,
And die in the song of the lips they have
kissed.
In the thick darkness the ages moaned
When the mother travelled; the shapeless god,
The awful father, Chaos, groaned,
Shaking the vaults of space as he trod.
Then the mother laid hold on the pillars of night
And bowed herself and shrieked aloud,
Till the armament rocked beneath her might
And split, and was rent into streamers of cloud.
The broad black waste of space was torn,
The arch of heaven was burst to the day,
The sun leapt up, and the gods were born,
And Chaos the father passed away.
But gods and men have bodies and souls,
And they live and they know that their lives
are sweet,
While the dear sun shines and the blue tide rolls,
While the heart is full and the pulses beat.
The beasts of the forest, the hocks on the noun
tain,
The bright winged birds and the fish in the
deep,
All drink of the water of LIES clear fountain
All die at the last and are lost in sleep.
F. Marion Crawford
, 1887-12-15

The archdeacon pointed out tho little
holes in the stones in one place where the
boys of the choir used TO play marbles be-
fore America vas discovered, probably
centuries it may be. 1t is n strangely i'm
pressive glimpse Of n living past, like the
grafiti Of Pompeii. l feel 1t is often the
accident rather than the essential which
fixes my attention and takes hold of my
memory. The accident OF the
holes in the stone of the noble building
for the boys to play marbles with makes
me u boy ugain and at home with them,
after looking with awe upon the statue of
Newton and turning with a shuddcr from
the CHASTITY of Mrs. Nightin-
galc.-Oliver Wendell Holmes.
, 1887-12-15

Customcr-Aunt Dinah, I am glad to
sec that you arc getting along so well in
the hot corn business. 1t fully meets your
expectations, | presume?
Aunt Dinah-Yes, sab, from a peculiarly
point it do, but dis constant 'sposure to de
elements I'M mighty rough on de com
plexion, deed it am, sah.-Tid Bits.
, 1887-12-15

A letter carrier coming into a down
town office was addressed Familiarity by n
clerk as ''Uncle." The manipulation of
the mails stopped short in his career and
spoke up: "Hey2 What do you call me2"
"Oh, nothing but Uncle" said the
other; "Uncle Sam, you know"
This rather bright reconstruction of the
cas- took the postman entirely by surprise.
He was fattered, besides, at being thus
substituted for the government, and the
look of sharp disapproval ut once changed
to pleased satisfaction.-BuffaIo Express.
, 1887-12-15

He was n grocery clerk and as he
seemed rather uncomfortable in the Sny-
derby parlor, Miss S. kindly attempted
TO engage him in a conversation.
'Have you read much, Mr.. HerronF"
"Why, yes, n good deal"
"Are you fond of satirical writingsy'
Eyes, they go pretty good"
"What do you hin OF Pope's Dunciad'
and Byron's English Bards and Scotch
Reviewers
ooh, they are all right, but l don't
think they compare with the roasts the
baking powder companies are giving each
other. "-Nebraskn State journal.
, 1887-12-15

Miss D'Hocquetonville-No, it is i'm
possible, sir. l never can be your wife.
Smith, have youth, wealth, social
standing, and l love you.
Miss D'Hocquetonvillc shuddering-
But your namel
Smith-Ah, rememberl 1 nm of the
Stuyvesant-Von Ripcr-Van Rensselaer,
Roosevelt ouger-Schuyler Smiths.
Miss Observation-Disclosures, l rclcntl
/ nm yoursl But please always write
your name with n hyphen.-Judge.
, 1887-12-15

In the combination, proportion, and pre-.
paration OF its ingredients, Hoods Sarsa-
p%arilla accomplishes cures where other pre-.
parations entirely fail. Peculiar in its
good name at home, which is a tower of
strength abroad, peculiar in the phenome-
nal sales it has attained, Hoods Sarsapa-
lila is the most successful medicine for
purifying tho blood, giving strength, and
creating an appetite.
, 1887-12-15
From Rev. John Mathews. pastor NJ.

From Rev. John Mathews, pastor NJ.
4. church, South, at Montgomery, Ala:
"Darbys Propylatic Fluid is the only
medicine kept in my family. We can
use it for almost anything-burns,
bruises, cuts, stings, ear-ache. tooth-ache,
sour stomach, etc, etc. My children.
when Eurt or bruised. Away calls at once
for Darbys Fluid. We cannot get along
well without it. 1t is so valuable for its
prompt relief of pain from all kinds Of
injuries, and also is a powerful AntiseptiC
and Disinfectapt."
, 1887-12-15

y paper in the upper part of the state
has discovered "a tramp who writes
poetry" Tramps who steal chickens are
numerous in this part Of the state, but
one guilty Of the more hcinous offense of
writing poetry" has not yet put in an
appcarancc-and if he has II regard for
his health he never will. Poetry written
by tramps is something like that COM
posed by condemned convicts-mighty
lame in the hind feet. -Norristown Herald.
, 1887-12-15

The largest stock of fine brandies, old
WHISTLES, choice ~liqmeurS and supeIfine
cigars at George Mastcn's well known
house, corner Sixteenth and Ferguson
streets.
, 1887-12-15
" NON
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N MC>> would enjoy your dinner
y SoN and aro prevented By Dys-
Peepsia, use Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets.
digestion. Flatulency and Constipation.
We guarantee them. % and 90 cents,
DR.. w. N. Hunt.
, 1887-12-15
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Winter Shoes and warm Caps in great variety
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, 1887-12-15

Circulation Of newspapers in New York
is generally counted by the cart loads of
unsold papers which go the old junk man.
, 1887-12-15
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There are many men who die of this difficulty
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, 1887-12-15

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, 1887-12-15

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, 1887-12-15
Dr.. Wagner cp.
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, 1887-12-15

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The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-08-26

cheerfully address himself at any and
all times to the task. whatever it may
be- that has for its object agricultural
advance. Dir. R. B. Creecy is not
only a farmer but in him success has
been combined. AS lawyer he fully
appreciates the legal reforms necessa-
~ and will not be slow in giving direc-
ton to constitutional legislation look
ing to the required ends. His exper-
fence is large and he fully understands
the wants of the profession as well as
the necessities of the people. His
editorial experience has been OF such
characte. as to assure the press of
the State that while other things will
he honestly and faithfully attended to-,
in him all the varied interests OF
our State. all that the powers of the
and people can wish will be most
richly met. Filled with learning,
which has been tempered by an exper-
fence, he may be rightly denomina-
ted wise True to every principle OF
right and justice, he may be implicitly
trusted. Filled with Jealous care
for the good of the State and the gen.
eral welfare of the whole people he
can be elected and we trust he will
receive the nomination.